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Making up more cards for Card Backgammon. This makes a full set for now, I'm hoping to print them and try them out with a friend.
What's new
New cards are ==highlighted==.
A "REACT" card, which I'm unsure about, but why not just try it.
An attack card - that causes your opponent to discard. Probably could use more like that to mix things up.
A Keep in Play card that triggers on discard.
A weird card that redistributes pieces in your homeboard.
Doubles cards that may be fun.
2 each of these:
- (1) (2) -OR- If you have a piece on the bar, play another card then advance (1) (2).
- (1) (3) -OR- Keep this in play. When your opponent finishes playing a card you may discard this to take that card into hand.
- (1) (4) -OR- If you have a piece on the bar, draw a card and choose one: advance (1) or advance (4).
- (1) (5) -OR- Retreat (1) (5) then your opponent retreats (1) (5). Draw 2 cards.
- (1) (6) ==-OR- If no opponent's pieces pieces are in your home board, distribute your home board pieces evenly in your home board (starting from point 6 to point 1 repeatedly).==
- (2) (3) ==-OR- REACT: When you send a piece to the bar, discard this to play a card.==
- (2) (4) ==-OR- Keep this in play. When you discard a card, discard this to draw 2 cards.==
- (2) (5) ==-OR- Draw a card, your opponent discards a card.==
- (2) (6) -OR- Draw 2 Cards
- (3) (4) -OR- Keep this in play. When you send a piece to the bar, discard this to draw a card and play it.
- (3) (5) -OR- Do this twice: retreat (2) then advance (5).
- (3) (6) -OR- Discard a card to draw 3 cards.
- (4) (5) -OR- Play a card from your hand, returning it to hand when done.
- (4) (6) -OR- Leave this in play. After playing another card, you may discard this to play that card again.
- (5) (6) -OR- Send an opponent's blot in your home board to the bar.
And one each of these:
- (1) (1) (1) (1) ==-OR- All stones on a point you control advance (1).==
- (2) (2) (2) (2) -OR- Keep this in play. The first time you bear off a piece, play 2 cards.
- (3) (3) (3) (3) -OR- Draw 3 Cards
- (4) (4) (4) (4) -OR- All stones on a point you control retreat (1). Draw a card for each stone that retreated.
- (5) (5) (5) (5) ==-OR- Advance (7) (8)==
- (6) (6) (6) (6) -OR- Advance all your pieces on the bar to one empty space in your opponent's home board.